The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-08
EDUCATIONAL.
Commencement the State University-The
Phi Delta Theta Banquet.

commencement at the state Univerefty-The
Phi Delta Theta Banquet.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLooMINGToN, June THE commencement
exercises of the State University will close to-
morrow with the annual graduating exercises of
the senior class. There will be twenty ono
graduates, two OF the regular members of the
class failing to come with the required work.
Last night Hon. George W. Cooper, of Column
bus, addressed the literary societies the sub
iect OF Genius" and was complimented with
large audience. Before beginning
upon his lecture proper, however.
he took occasion to justly criticise the
students of the university for allowing these
soc tiles of such hallowed memories to die for
want of enthusiastic support Thou gh strong
fraternity mai himself, he had no hesitancy in
blaming these organizations for the downfall of
the literaries in the university proper. Mr..
Cooper hoped that new life would soon spring
into the new organizations, and that they would
again exert power for good in the institution.
The lecture was full of enthusiasm, and of good
advice to young men and women, the speaker
taking the grounds that there is no such thing
as genius, but a is only what he makes of
himself by constant work and ever-increasing
effort
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity held its annual
banquet at the National Hotel. which was much
the most elaborate affair of the kind ever held in
Bloomington by any organization The Alpha
Chapter, too, is located here. and has strong
membership and cozy meeting hall. There
were seventy plates prepared the banquet,
and nearly onehalf of the company
ladies. The dining-room and parlors were
handsomely decorated Many of the ladies
wore elegant evening dresses, and everything
made exceedingly pleasant The menu was
very elaborate, and printed on handsome card,
upon which was stamped the badge of the fra
ternity. Judge Byron K. Elliot, of the Supreme
Court, was the toast master. and his ready wit
kept up strain of laughter. The toasts pro-
posed and responded to were al follows
"Our Alumni" Prof. Frank l. MILKY, Jeffer-
sonville, Ind; Indiana Aph- :" j. Will Fesler.
Indianapolis; Kappa Kappa Gamma" Ida Man
ley. Bloomington; Argent and Azure Oscar
E. Bradfute. Xenia. O.; The National Frater-
nifty" Judge D. D. Banta, Franklin; kappa
Alpha Theta" Maud Van Zandt; Law" Major
j. L. Mitchell, Indianapolis.
inston orchestra After the banquet the COM
pany or, more properly, the younger part of it.
repaired to the hall, where the early hours
found them busily engaged in dancing
Ex.United States Senator Wright and sister,
Mrs. Puets, of Des Moines. Ia. and Mrs. DR..
Allison Maxwell and children, OF Indianapolis,
are guests of DR.. Maxwell.
For professor of philosophy and instructor in
elocution, William j. Bryan, now in Berlin has
been selected associate professor in rhetoric and
composition, Prof j. A. Woodburn; assistant in
Latin in Professor Philputts place, Prof. David
A. Curry; assistants in preparatory school, Will
lam A. Kawes. James A Mitchell present senior
class; assistant In mathematics, Robert A. Alley.
The board of trustees will be in session until
Wednesday evening. For professor of biology,
John Sterling Kingley of Maiden, Mass, has
been elected and promised to accept He is a
graduate of Williams and Princeton Colleges.
editor of tile American Naturalist and of the
Standard Natural History; also, director of the
Summer School of Science at Salem, Mass. He
is married 1uan and thirty-two years old
W. s. Blatcihley has just completed prelimi
nary catalogue, of the flora of Monroe county.
It contains over seven hundred species Of wild
plants and is the result of only one entire and
two partial sea sons work A thorough canvass
of the county FOR two three seasons would
undoubtedly mu CHI increase the list but, as it is,
Mr.. Blatchley de serves high commenoation for
his work. Such catalogue. if in print, would
prove very useful TO future students of botany
of the university